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William Terrell Edwards

Louisville, Kentucky

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EDWARDS, WILLIAM TERRELL (Dub), passed away April 11,2014. He was born in Louisville, KY December 20, 1927 to W. T. Edwards, Sr. and Bessie McElroy Edwards. Graduated Gadsden High School, 1945; Samford University (formerly Howard College) (AB) 1949. Ordained to the ministry, October 9, 1946 at...

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Thank you Dr. Edwards for giving me a greater love and understanding of God's Word! You had a positive impact on my forty-five year Gospel ministry!

Dr. Edwards blessed my life as a college student and a religion major at Samford. I quote him from time to time in sermons and always with a smile.

Dr. Edwards was a great professor who strongly influenced both my theology and my life.

Great memories of a wonderful professor, a good friend and mentor.

Though I came to the religion department a year after Dub retired, I was blessed to get to know him over the next several years. He was always full of good cheer and humor and built a wonderful tradition for us who came after him. I always have warm memories of him and Peg whenever I pass their old house. May they rest in peace and rise in glory.

Dr. Edwards was a wonderful professor and a great man. I learned a lot from him during my time at Samford.

He was a great friend to our family; an outstanding scholar and preacher. We are grateful for his many gifts across the years. Bill, Candyce and Stephanie Leonard

I was privileged to have been at Samford in the 70's, studying Religion and Philosophy under Drs. Edwards, Lunceford, Bryan, Walker, Davidson, Joines, and Weller. I remember most my relationship with Dub Edwards. I thought of him as an insightful teacher, impeccable scholar, and a model of Christian ministry. It seems like only yesterday that I was sitting in a chair in his office, asking a question, wanting some advice. Always happy to oblige, he was there, just being the friend of a young...